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Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» JALALABAD — Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages.
'The marshes are dead': Iraqi buffalo herders wander in search of water
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» CHIBAYISH (IRAQ) - Like his father, Iraqi buffalo herder Watheq Abbas grazes his animals in Iraq's southern wetlands, but with persistent drought shrinking marshland where they feed and decimating the herd, his millennia-old way of life is threatened.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
Published on 24/08/2025
» HANOI/BEIJING - Vietnam plans to evacuate more than half a million people and has ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as the two countries braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki.
PK queen of green in Mixed finale
Sports, Published on 23/08/2025
» Phetchaburi: Patcharajutar Kongkraphan produced a dazzling final-round 61 to defeat four-time Asian Tour champion Poom Saksansin by two strokes and become the first female winner in three years as the five-million-baht TrustGolf Asian Mixed Match 3 concluded at Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Cha-am yesterday.
The world needs a new approach to water crisis
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 21/08/2025
» As African leaders gather in Cape Town for the African Water Investment Summit, there can be no equivocation: the world faces an unprecedented water crisis that demands a paradigm shift in how we value and govern our most precious resource.
Alternative crops sandbox in the offing
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/08/2025
» The Commerce Ministry is collaborating with the Agriculture Ministry to develop a sandbox project to address unsuitable rice-growing areas.
From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 17/08/2025
» AFGHANISTAN - Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years.
Spurs get Frank off to flier as Haaland sparks revamped Man City
AFP, Published on 17/08/2025
» LONDON - Tottenham manager Thomas Frank enjoyed a "dream" home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley, while Erling Haaland inspired new-look Manchester City's 4-0 rout of Wolves on the opening weekend of the Premier League season on Saturday.
Man killed in Spain wildfire as European heatwave intensifies
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» MADRID - A man died after suffering burns and thousands fled their homes in Spain on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.
Thailand Secures THB 10.9bn in Tapioca Deals
Published on 07/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 6, 2025 – The Ministry of Commerce (MoC), led by Minister Jatuporn Buruspat, officially opened the 7th World Tapioca Conference 2025 (WTC 2025) under the theme “Thailand Tapioca Next: Go Global Go Together.” Held at TRUE ICON HALL, ICONSIAM, the event reinforced Thailand’s ambition to remain a global leader in tapioca exports while highlighting the collaborative strength of its stakeholders across the entire value chain.